An Age UK day centre is one of three Cornwall premises given the lowest possible food hygiene scores in the latest published ratings.

The Killigrew Day Centre in Falmouth, which claims on its website to offer “delicious home cooked meals” for the elderly, as well as personal care, activities and trips, has been told to make urgent hygiene improvements by inspectors.

The ‘Curry & Rice’ Indian takeaway in Camelford and ‘The Coffee Shop And Sandwich Bar’ in Bodmin have also scored zero in inspections carried out by Cornwall Council on behalf of the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

The zero scores mean all three premises could be shut down by environmental health officers at Cornwall Council if they fail to improve.

Read More

Council health inspectors were not impressed when they visited the Age UK Cornwall day centre on Killigrew Street on August 2.

The centre was told “major improvement” was necessary with the cleanliness and condition of the facilities, and the management of food safety.

Killigrew Age UK Day Centre in Falmouth

Improvement was required with hygienic food handling - this included preparation, cooking, reheating and storage.

Cornwall Live made numerous attempts to discuss the rating with Age UK Cornwall, but no correspondence has been forthcoming.

The ‘Curry & Rice’ Indian takeaway at Market Place in Camelford and the ‘The Coffee Shop And Sandwich Bar’ on Bodmin’s Honey Street must also make urgent improvements, following inspections on May 24 and March 19 respectively.

How food hygiene is assessed

2. Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building -- including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control, to enable good food hygiene

3. Management of food safety -- System or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future

Both must make major improvements with facility cleanliness and food safety management, and improvements with hygienic food handling.

When contacted by Cornwall Live, the owner of Curry & Rice said the zero rating was as a result of “unwashed dishes”.

“My dishwasher comes on at 8am, and when the inspectors arrived all the dishes were unwashed,” Fazlil Bari said. “Everything else is in order and taken care of.

Curry & Rice in Camelford

“The inspectors are coming soon again to review it, before we close for the winter.”

Despite the zero food hygiene rating restaurant has a 5/5 score on Trip Advisor, with 93 out of 106 reviewers giving it full marks.